Orev עֹרֵב
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| עֹרֵב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | orev |
| Strong's number | H6159 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Oreb |
| Occurrences | 7 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Judges (2) |
Orev (Hebrew עֹרֵב, Strong's H6159) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Oreb”. It occurs 7 times.
Definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.7.25
§ Oreb = "raven"
1) one of the chieftains of the Midianite army defeated by Gideon
2) a rock east of the Jordan where Oreb and part of his army fell to the Ephraimites
§ Oreb = "raven"
1) one of the chieftains of the Midianite army defeated by Gideon
2) a rock east of the Jordan where Oreb and part of his army fell to the Ephraimites
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | oreb (7) |
|---|---|
| BSB | oreb (6), like oreb (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Orev, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 7:25And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.They also captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; and they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. So they pursued the Midianites and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side of the Jordan.
- Judges 8:3God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger against him subsided.
Psalms
- Psalm 83:11Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Isaiah
- Isaiah 10:26And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).